Samarasinha Surname

237,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Samarasinha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarasinha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Samarasinha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samarasinha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Samarasinha has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarasinha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 237,397th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,309,607 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Samarasinha reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Samarasinha Last Name Statistics demography

Samarasinha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samarasinha
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